BARTON STACEY ANNUAL PARISH ASSEMBLY

Tuesday 21st May 2018 at 7.30 p.m.

Cllr Sue Gaines in the Chair

Present:- Cllr Sue Gaines, Jo Gadney - PC Clerk, Cllr David Drew, Cllr Andrew Gibson, Kate Connor, Rob Gaines, , Nigel Cooper, Peggy Carter, Nicholas Prideaux, Ian Ashbolt, Lizzie Frost, Sarah Sharratt, Cheryl Sherwood, Eleanor Ormrod, Nick Edmonds,

1. Cllr Gaines welcomed everyone to the meeting. Decided to move the Annual Parish Assembly in 2020 to March as May a very busy month for the PC.

2. Minutes had previously been emailed to all those attending – It was agreed that they were a true record of the meeting.

3. Parish Council a) Chairman’s Report

PC must comply with Regulations. Clerk is now CiLCA qualified and HALC are a constant advice bank. Budget is consistently monitored. They look after trees on PC land, dog bins, paths, lights, allotments, burial ground, clearing of the Winterbourne. Volunteers are key in our parish. The PC ensure grass is cut regularly, hedges kept trimmed, play spaces checked and pavilion tidy (a large clean-up was carried out last year)Facilities are constantly improved and continued support given from BC and CC along with numerous grants given. Residents are regularly consulted – this year it was informal play ideas for use of S106 monies. In the end a basketball hoop was purchased and provided along with 2 wheelchair friendly benches (many of the ideas were vetoed by TVBC) Next year a wildflower area on the recreation field will be provided. The MUGA has been a 2 year project which has now been realised and being used by residents. £60,000 was provided by TVBC (Community Asset Fund and CIL monies) and £3500 from IGAS. Road safety through the village has always been a problem but a new Speed Indicator Device will soon be delivered for use at 5 locations in the parish (the cost of which has been shared by ) HCC and TVBC both provided grants of £1,000 each for this. A volunteer resident will be in charge of moving the device and gathering data. The PC continue to lobby for work to be completed at the A272/A30 junction. New Developments (Goldings site & Barton Cottage site) and traffic management has been monitored by Cllr Prideaux. School path is now safer. The PC work alongside Hampshire Association of Local Councils (HALC) Test Valley Association of Parish and Town Councils (TVAPTC) Raymond Brown Liason group, Primary School, PCC and Village Hall Management Committee. Councillors are encouraged to attend courses – in house being preferable with visiting councillors attending too. We also sent a councillor to a RoSPA playground inspection course. This year’s projects include: MUGA, Trim trail, new playground equipment, Speed indicator device. The PC sponsored

some encaustic tiles at All Saints Church and helped set up the Coffee/library morning. The BS History Group hold open meetings. A welcome pack will be finished this year and given to all residents. The Wheelabrator application appeared in February and needed immediate response so this had to take priority and a quick response was put together to the Scoping Document. A councillor sits on the RB liaison committee. The PC would like to produce an Emergency Resilience plan this year as well as a zero waste campaign.

B) Financial Statement

Income and Expenditure schedules were distributed (and will be appended) Large income this year is due to grants for the MUGA and as of end of March no payments had been made so expenditure looks low.

4. Barton Stacey History Group – report by Lin Moffatt

The Barton Stacey History Group has been busy over the last twelve months. The major projects were the ‘Big Dig’ in August, continued mapping the graves in the churchyard and the centenary commemoration of the Armistice, which was given on 10 November 2018. In addition, the group produced the second book about Barton Stacey and the First World War, liaised with Rev. Mark Bailey on a book about The Revd Stephen Bachiler and published a book about Barton Stacey schools (1760-1960). We have made good progress on our booklet(s) about medieval Barton Stacey were drafted but have more work to do.

The ‘Big Dig’ August took place in the paddock north of the church and was well supported by the village – over 100 villagers came to the wrap-up afternoon. It was run by WARG (the Archaeological Group) under the direction of David Ashby of the University of Winchester. Four trenches were opened and finds dating from the Neolithic to modern were found. The dig left many questions unanswered so WARG will return this summer.

Peter Wood, with the help of several volunteers, has completed the graveyard survey, including photographs of all existing graves, and has produced a revised plan of the Churchyard. From these results Lin Moffatt has produced the definitive list of the graves and who they commemorate. Peter is currently involved in research with a view to producing a booklet on the mapping of the local area.

The group gave a series of presentations on the saturday before Remembrance Sunday, which fell on the actual date of the Armistice - 11 November. Lin had an overview of non- front line troops, Peter presented a short talk on the activities of the Royal Engineer Tunnellers on the Western Front and their influence on the course of the WW1 campaign in Europe and Stuart had researched and presented the war of private Frederick Brown Rippon - Frederick was a woodsman who signed up almost immediately and was unfortunately killed at the Battle of the Craters.

Looking forward, the Barton Stacey Manor Record Book is still in the process of transcription and translation from the original Latin.

The BSHG will have a tent at the village fete.

There will be another ‘Big Dig’ in the summer (17 August 2019 – 31 August 2019) and we hope that the village will support it again. The plan is to open two larger trenches to follow up on the finds of 2018. Last year we uncovered a strange medieval building (actually two buildings) one built on the remains of another and potentially a substantial defensive ditch. We now would like to understand more about the nature and use of the mediaeval buildings and to attempt to find the corner of the ditch to confirm it as a defensive feature. We will again be working under the aegis of WARG and David Ashby will return to direct our dig.

The BSHG may not be in a position to give a talk this autumn. However, Stuart is giving our presentation on the swing riots in Barton Stacey at one of the Heritage open days in Winchester as part of the people power theme.

5. PCC report – Report by Nick Edmonds

All Saints is your church – even if you only attend once a year. Groups who use the church – VIPs, Choir, History group, Primary School. It is a place to learn. Churchyard has been handed over to TVBC who will now be in charge of its maintenance. Medieval tile sponsorship was a huge success and 50% of costs have been found. They were put into the church in 1844 and are the same as the ones in Winchester Cathedral. Refurbishing the tiles is currently going ahead and there is a celebration on Fri 14th June, 2019 which is being called “Thanks Henry” after the vicar at the time of the original installation. The annual church fete is taking place this summer on Sat 6th July at Wades House again. The new committee is being led by George Cobb but help is still required for the event. There is a family friendly area now in church for young worshippers and the Remembrance service celebrated the 100th Anniversary of WW1.

6. Barton Stacey Pre School – Report from Lizzie Frost

A busy year again. Settled into the Nest in Feb 2018. Registration numbers have increased. There is a large gap between income and expenditure due to high staff salaries. After school care started in October 2018. With a dwindling interest from the voluntary committee Launchpad offered an initiative to take charge of the pre-school which would provide increased support and sustainability. They already run a network of early year’s settings. Thus management of the setting will soon be handed over to Launchpad which is ultimately run by the diocese/C of E which will be a challenge but is necessary. Ofsted visited last week. A full time Manager will be required. Barton Stacey Pre School Charity will shortly be dissolved but the pre-school is thriving.

7. Barton Stacey Tuesday Club & Coffee/library morning – report from Peggy Carter

The Tuesday Club have met on 11 occasions since last Annual Meeting including a superb trip today on the Thames – 5 gatherings in the hall, including 2 lunches (Harvest & Christmas) and a cream tea afternoon when all non-member who support our outings were invited, an afternoon at Mill and 4 outings. In July we went to Bishops Lydeard and caught the train to Minehead – a memorable trip as when we returned to Bishops Lydeard the coach would not start and after the breakdown had got it started we were still not certain it would get us home. Needless to say, we do not now use that coach company! In October we again went to the Alice Lisle, near Ringwood, for lunch and afterwards to the garden centre. In April we took the ferry from Southampton to Hythe. There was time for a light lunch and look round the market before taking the ferry back to Southampton when a cream tea was served while we toured Southampton Harbour. At present we have 43 members. 1 up on last year but we do have difficulty attracting new members. Our Constitution does not allow for more than 30% of the membership to come from outside the parishes of Barton Stacey and Bullington. However, anyone is welcome to bring a guest to meetings in the hall on payment of £1 and many do. We are also fortunate to have many people who do not want to become members but like to come on our outings. This helps to keep the cost down for everyone. Anyone living in Barton Stacey and Bullington aged over 60 is eligible to join the Club. We have a Committee of 8 who try to arrange as wide a range of activities and outings as possible. The Committee would like ot thank the band of ladies who supply, serve and clear up after the meetings in the hall.

The library started on the 24th May 2018. The PC pledged to fund hire of the hall for at least a year and DES gave money for the purchase of storage boxes and trolleys. We asked in the Dever News if people had books to donate and were inundated with them. It has been decided to hold the library on the 2nd Saturday 9-11am and 4th Thursday 10-12 in the month. 9am on a Saturday quickly proved too early so was soon changed to 10-12noon. This had more success until the April meeting when only 2 people turned up. This may have been due to school holidays and a lot of people away. The Thursday morning session was not at all popular so in January it was decided to change to a Wednesday afternoon. This had moderate success until the April session when a lot of children arrived after school which was very encouraging. Over the year the library has been running several people have come just for a cup of coffee and chat and it is hoped more will do so as word gets round. There is a possibility that a Mum and Baby group will start on Wednesday afternoons at the same time as the library which will attract more people. Other parishes who have started libraries told us they found it took at least a year to take off.

8. Testbourne Parishes Twinning Association – Report from Peggy Carter

This year is the 40th anniversary of the twinning of the area surrounding Testbourne School with an area surrounding Neuvic-sur-l’isle in the Dordogne. The Association was formed in 1979 as an independent organisation to promote friendship between English and French families residing in these areas. It grew from successful exchange visits by children from Testbourne School with children who attended the school in Neuvic-sur-l’Isle. Bi-annual visits have been made during the last 40 years, culminating with a celebration in Neuvic from 4-9th May this year. The events organised were a reception, a rather bizarre informal evening when everything we ate had to contain eggs (2 years ago it was nuts) an outing to some astonishing caves at St Maxange which were only discovered in 2000 followed by a visit to a winery at Pecharmant with obligatory tasting, a memorial service at the war memorial on the 8th May – a national holiday in France – and an evening dinner when 2 medals were presented by the Mayor to an English and French person who had given exceptional service to the Twinning. It was with great regret that it has been decided that this will be the last official visit. Both the French and English members are elderly and younger people no longer seem to be interested in this kind of visit. We are unable to find sufficient hosts and people to organise events for group visits but I am sure many people who have long-established relationships will still visit each other (My hosts, who I have been exchanging with for the whole 40 years, have said they definitely hope to come next year but as we are all nearing 80, who knows!) Our Annual General meeting will be held on the 26th June when members will discuss the future direction of the Association.

9. Black Swans Netball team - Report from Eleanor Ormrod

In May 2018 the netball team was started due to numerous adults in the village wanting to get fit. Originally we trained at the Primary School with 10 members on a Wednesday night. A venue change took us to Rookwood School but this isn’t terribly convenient as most members are from the Village. Due to start training in June on the MUGA and hope floodlights can be used as the evenings start to draw in. We play in the Andover league and currently 14 people play regularly and have even won some games. Age range is between 24-60 and mixed ability. We will be playing in the summer league in June/July. Numbers dipped in February/March but a push in April brought numbers up to 20 with 15/16 regular players. 17 members are affiliated. This means 2 teams. A one off donation paid for a logo for our dresses. The Swan Inn also sponsor the club. We now have a Treasurer, Secretary, coach and captain to support me.

10. Barton Stacey WI – read by Nigel Cooper, written by Victoria Seth

Good evening everyone. Thank you for the invitation to speak and I'm sorry I couldn't join you this evening. It's been a really busy year for the WI and particularly for me, feeling my way as the new president; thankfully I was kept on track by my fabulous and experienced committee. Alison Cooper – Treasurer. Sue Atrill – Secretary. Wendy Harris. Lynn Milne. Fiona Jackson. Rachel Cousins and last but know means least your very own Cheryl

Sherwood. Liz Sanders also stood down as secretary in December. She is now enjoying a well-earned rest from WI, but we hope to see her back shortly. I would like to formally take this opportunity to thank them publicly for all their hard work and…lovely cake, which always motivates. With our 26 members we have shared a wonderful array of speakers this year. We've covered cottage gardens and humorous poetry; Tai Chi and Belly Dancing; Signature Colours and creative crafts. With member crafts evenings and wine tasting thrown in! We been a little quiet on extra curricula front this last year. The summer church fete, was a little hot and tense for much baking and unfortunately competition entries were a bit below normal numbers. However we are very much looking forward to a new look crafting session this year (and a cooler day) to show off the many a diverse skills of our membership. We have also put in a plan to contribute to the Church Christmas Fair. Just this weekend a few of our members went on a trip to Denman, the WI's college and we all left feeling inspired to try something crafty and new, and stuffed with delicious food! We look forward to another fun and craft packed year ahead.

11. Hampshire CC – report from Cllr Andrew Gibson

Andover cycle festival planned on 7th July in Andover in collaboration with Simply Health which will take place around the High Street. HCC has a new leader as of last week – Keith Mans with Charles Choudhray as Chairman. Roy Perry has stood down after 6 years in charge. The Climate change cabinet member wants to reduce carbon emissions to zero. Solar cells will be placed on school buildings and electric sockets for cars. 2050 strategy will push 5g technology and the rural economy. Street lights will have a refurbishment programme to reduce carbon emissions and they are also adjustable. A £15 licence for trailers is not payable at Household waste sites. HCC are concerned about Wheelabrator and are robust in their view that it is not needed. Government increasing housing numbers increase in waste too. A resident asked about expected changes at the A272/A30 junction. Cllr Gibson was thanked for the numerous grants that have been given to the PC this year.

12. Test Valley Borough Council – Report from Borough Councillor David Drew

Firstly I would like to congratulate all the newly elected and co-opted councillors to the parish councils. It’s a rewarding job with its own challenges from time to time. I am also well aware of my need to work closely with the parishes as they are the eyes and ears, who spot things often before they become serious, and can report them and together we can get things done. It’s also important that I recognise the work that is done by County Councillor Andrew Gibson as well as Caroline Nokes MP – working together we can achieve so much more, and more quickly too. This May I was returned at the TVBC Councillor for an enlarged Harewood, which now includes . Election campaigning was tough on the doorstep with many people raising National issues and clearly intending to vote on Westminster matters. A huge thank you to those that did support me and I was delighted to receive 67% of the vote on a 43% turnout. My commitment to the parishes is to attend the majority of their Parish Council meetings as well as being available to answer questions and

to support action when needed. Last year, and well in advance of the local elections, this commitment extended to the Chilbolton parish so that I could get a better understanding of the local issues there.

Awarding grants to community groups

A few years ago TVBC introduced the councillor’s community grant scheme. This enables all Test Valley councillors to offer financial support to local community groups. The current annual grant availability for Harewood is now £1,800, which is an increase on the previous budget due to Chilbolton being included in the ward from May 2019.

In addition to the awards below, Chilbolton received £500 towards a new bus shelter and a further £1000 for storage of vital equipment to maintain the green spaces across the parish.

2016/17 Test Valley Arts Foundation Barton Stacey Children’s Drama 14/06/2016 £333 Group PC Installation of footpath/cycleway at 10/03/2017 £1,000 Fullerton VIP's Shake Ripple & Roll 10/03/2017 £750 2017/18 Bullington Parish Council Village Defibrillator 08/03/2018 £500 2018/19 Barton Stacey PC Provision of music at Trim Trail 25/05/2018 £150 opening Longparish Community Plough Ahead group 16/11/2018 £960 Association Barton Stacey PC Speed Indicator Device 09/01/2019 £1,000 Wherwell Playing Fields Improvements of play area 02/05/2019 £219

Further grants were awarded from the Community Asset fund where £25,000 was given for a Multi Use Games Area (MUGA) in Barton Stacey.

Progress across Test Valley

The new Andover Leisure centre was opened earlier this year and this is a positive step forward for the town and surrounding villages. I even took my youngest son swimming on the opening day and he thought the facilities very good indeed. TVBC has completed the purchase of the remaining 60% share of the Chantry Centre and has now published a brief, which sets out its major ambitions for Andover, including housing and managing population growth in and around the town. There is now an opportunity for TVBC to deliver a thriving destination town by linking the High Street, Chantry Centre and proposed Cultural Quarter,

including the George Yard and Black Swan car parks and Union Street. Contractors, who will engage and communicate with the local community and other interested parties, have been invited to tender. Their objective is to develop these aspirations and turn them into a deliverable masterplan. In addition, the Council has made clear that it is committed to undertaking extensive public consultation as part of the masterplan process.

Biggest Challenge ahead

The Wheelabrator Harewood Incinerator proposal is clearly the largest challenge facing residents of the ward over the next few years. So far we have had an exhibition from the firm showing their initial outline plans, put on in Barton Stacey and Longparish village halls. Two public meetings were held in these villages, attended by myself, Caroline Nokes MP and Cllr Andrew Gibson. There were probably a good 100+ people at each venue. The next steps are for Wheelabrator to hold a further, more formal and wider consultation later this year. They are then likely to submit the application to the Planning Inspectorate early next year (2020). No decision is expected by the Secretary of State until late 2021. This gives further opportunities for residents to make representations and to scrutinise the proposals prior to any decision. I will continue to monitor progress, as will no doubt residents and resident groups set up to oppose the application. I will continue to support resident groups in their quest to get Wheelabrator to find another more suitable location: Harewood just doesn’t seem to be the right place for such an enormous plant. In conclusion, as your local Test Valley councillor I am here to help wherever I can, and where I can’t I will put residents in touch with those who can.

Cllr Gaines wanted to thank Cllr Drew for all he does for the Village which we are grateful for.

13. Barton Stacey C of E Primary School – Written report from Lee Stangroom – Head of School

Throughout the year, the strategic direction of the Dever Valley Federation has been led by our Executive Headteacher, Hilary Brewster. Under her guidance, the school has flourished, with the school delighted to continue to receive a ‘Good’ rating during an Ofsted inspection held in November. The Ofsted report notes Mrs Brewster has “quickly established a convincing vision for continuing to improve the school,” that parents, staff and pupils “enjoy belonging to the ‘Barton Stacey family’ “, “Pupils are happy, confident and proud of their school. They say that teachers make learning interesting and fun”, and “Governors are skilled and knowledgeable.” This academic year, the school’s Learning Projects have continued to excite and engage our children. Project-led learning provides the children with real-life experiences, authentic audiences for their work and opportunities to work collaboratively on projects that will have a local, national and global impact. Projects at the beginning of the year focused on what life was like for children in World War II, how the Ancient Egyptians lived and Into The Woods: Why trees are important to us. To bring their learning to life, the children experienced wonderful visits to the Imperial War Museum (Years 5 and 6), the British Museum (Year 3 and 4) and the New Forest Wildlife Centre

(Years R – 2). There was a real buzz of excitement around the learning projects, with children bringing in artefacts and homemade projects to support their learning (ration books, World War 2 diaries and letters belonging to family members, and sugar cube and custard-cream pyramids to name a few!) On 9th November, our Junior classes led a poignant Remembrance Service at All Saints Church in Barton Stacey. To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War, the older children in the school learnt how to sew a button and created a beautiful altar frontal depicting a cross surrounded by a sea of fabric poppies. Every child in the school also wore a handmade poppy during the Service, created by children from the Junior classes. The Service was extremely well supported by our school community, who were able to reflect on a number of Remembrance Stations devised by children in Year 5 and 6. These included: My Contribution to Peace; God is Always with Us; and Those Who Have Become Refugees. In the Autumn term the children were also able to say a special thank you to Revd. Mark Bailey, as part of national Thank Your Vicar Week. The children wanted to thank Revd. Bailey for his support of the school and wider community and created thank you cards and letters of appreciation, as well us sung hymns and read prayers in appreciation of him. The new year found our Hawk Owl Class - Year 3 and 4 children - carefully considering what we can do to save our disappearing planet. They were able to Skype a researcher on board HMS Protector in the Antarctic and find out first-hand the human impact in the region. Our youngest children in Year R and 1 investigated real-life superheroes who live amongst us, taking a fantastic trip to the Winchester Fire Service HQ, as well as receiving a special visit from an assistance dog. Had you tried to pop in to Barn Owl Class (Years 1 and 2) in the Spring term, you may have found it rather difficult; entrance was by golden ticket only, as the class had been ransformed by a certain Mr Willy Wonka in to a sweet and chocolate factory. Luckily, Mr Wonka wrote to the children regularly to provide them with further instructions for their project, as well as provided them with hair nets and overalls! In February, Year 5 and 6 children in Eagle Owl Class led a Refugee Experience at All Saints Church. Travelling to church by ‘boat’ (a team of artists painted 9-metre fabric panels to depict the treacherous journeys many refugees face), the children led this experience in a mature and sensitive way. The class looked at the world’s current refugee crisis, and the work of the UN Refugee Council in using tent art therapy to help refugees open up about their experiences, and decided to paint their own tent to demonstrate their learning. The exterior panels of their tent represented the refugee crises seen in Eritrea, Burma, Syria and Iraq, and the interior panels represented the hopes and dreams of the young people researched. The children wanted refugees to be able to sit inside the safe haven of the tent and to hold on to hope that their lives could get better. As part of the Refugee Experience, two children from Year 6 also participated in a refugee swap with two children from Micheldever CE Primary School; this gave all four children a small insight in to the challenges faced by refugee children when starting school in a new and unfamiliar place, and these thoughts were shared at the respective school’s church. Around Easter, a school and community event was held to celebrate ‘Walking the Walk’, a Stations of the Cross project. Now in its second year, the project was once again led by the Year 5/6 children who designed and created interactive learning and reflection Stations in the school grounds. The support and teamwork demonstrated by the children was wonderful, particularly when some last-minutes changes had to be made due to the bad weather. Following a visit to House’s new Victorian Kitchen Garden, the oldest children in the school have been inspired to design their own, with an additional peace and wellbeing area. Following a ‘Dragon’s Den’ style

competition, one team’s design was chosen and recently the children have written to local businesses and figures to see if they may be able to support us in making this design a reality. Last week, a news article written by one of the children appeared in the Hampshire Chronicle, and the children have received advice and offers of support from Tesco, Waitrose, Alfred Homes and a local farmer. We continue to look for opportunities that inspire our children to engage in social action and to be courageous advocates for change in their local, national and global communities. The children have supported the Rotary Club’s shoebox appeal, sending almost 40 gift-filled boxed to children in desperate situations in Albania, Montenegro, Moldova and Romania. As well as this, children and their families were encouraged earlier this year to make one pledge that would help make our world a better place to live in. Some families pledged to ride their bikes rather than using their cars for a short journey, whilst others pledged to ensure the tap is turned off when brushing teeth. This year we have continued to develop our Collective Worship practices and the role of Worship Families. Each family comprises of a child from Year R - Year 6 and is headed by one of our Year 5 or 6 children. Acting in the role of Head of the family, they lead the Collective Worship discussions introduced at the beginning of each week. As a Federation, we continue to look for additional opportunities to build leadership amongst our children. Our eCadets, who take a lead role in developing internet safety awareness amongst our children, led a number of workshops on national Safer Internet Day; Junior Road Safety Officers (JRSOs) have looked to increase the children’s awareness of the Green Cross Code during Walk To School Week; and the Eco Ambassadors, whose role it is to ensure our school and community is a more environmentally friendly place, have led competitions within the school, have ensured that more bins are provided on the playground to recycle waste more effectively, and organised for a giant battery recycle bin to live in school. Music and sport successes have also been celebrated this year. The Spring music concert, now running to an hour-packed programme, providing our musicians with an opportunity to showcase their talents and treat the school to a live concert. The school was successful in winning the Dromedary Cup at the Girls’ Tag Rugby Tournament, and the mixed team was successful in being awarded a Fair Play Award, demonstrating the Christian Values held by our children and the ethos that runs through our school. Although the academic year is drawing to a close, a number of exciting occasions await the children and community. The Federation Challenge Day will be held in June and see both Barton Stacey and Micheldever CE Primary Schools working together as teams and friends to complete activities, and an Arts Festival, designed and run by Year 5/6, will be held in the school grounds at the end of the Year. A concept originally proposed by members of the School Council, this promises to be a wonderful way to mark the end of another busy and rewarding year. The Federation Governing Body continues to grow in strength and expertise, with new appointments bringing additional skills to the group. This dedicated team of individuals are fully committed to supporting the work of the Federation and ensuring the best outcomes for our children. We thank them and the rest of the school community for supporting us this academic year.

14. Barton Stacey Football Club – Written Report Robin Hoare

Barton Stacey Football Club ran 3 teams this last season. the under 14`s played in the Testway youth league under 14`s division 2 they finished 7th out of 10, won 6, drew 2, lost10.

The under 16`s also played in the Testway youth league under16`s division 2 they finished 3rd in the division they were also Runners Up in the Testway under 16 cup. The mens team played in the Andover Sunday League Division 3 they finished mid table and were semi - finalists in the Andover Memorial cup. Overall the club was pleased with how the season panned out as there was doubts we could run 3 teams this time last year. we are hoping to run 3 sides this season under 15,under18 and mens.

15. VIP drama Club –report from Kate Connor

Last summer the VIPs arranged a scarecrow competition which was well received and will be taking place this coming summer too. Summer Show in 2018 was Adventures of Super Stan held at school. Adult performance took place in January 2019 which was Rock Bottom about cavemen. Sadly the childrens show this summer will not be going ahead due to low numbers. This will mean the Adults show will be earlier this year. Instead of the show the children will be visiting The Mayflower to see We will rock you in January 2020.

16. Barton Stacey Judo Club – Written report from Keith Cox

We had our first competition with the British Judo Council at Southampton on Sunday 11th November. There were 7 clubs from around the South and South East of with about 250 Judoka fighting, 16 Judoka were from Barton Stacey. We came away with 14 medals- 4 silvers and 8 bronze with the remaining judoka coming 4th. They had to fight hard to get them too. Very impressive! I was so very proud to sit and watch them perform in what was the first competition for most of them and a big competition for all. It could have been very intimidating, especially for the youngest ones, but they all stepped up! They tried different techniques both standing fighting and with groundwork. After the competition I was approached by several officials who said that they were impressed with the fighting skills of the Barton Stacey Judoka and their attitude and determination. Well done all of you. Thank you, parents, for taking them down and supporting. We’ve had our 2nd competition in March 2019. Again, club members did well bringing home several medals. The club continues to welcome new members and inevitably say goodbye to older ones as new challenges in life emerge.

The Village is lucky to have Keith who has run the Judo Club for many years.

17. Village Agent – Report from Sarah Sharratt

50 Village Agent volunteers currently in Hampshire which is supported by Age Concern. The service is to be expanding in rural areas for people of any age who are socially isolated. Currently applying for grants to be able to provide a community hub to help the elderly who aren’t currently able to use a computer. This will be provided in the Village Shop and will also get taken to the Tuesday Club when in the Village Hall and the Library Sessions. There will be pre-set access to websites and will be funded for 2 years. It will require volunteers to man it.

18. Barton Stacey Fete – Report by George Cobb read by Ian Ashbolt

Planning for this year’s fete began by accident in January. A few of us got together to discuss last years’ celebrations in order to put us in the mood to think about our 2019 plans. Within an hour we sketched out a fair idea of what we’d like to achieve. The committee met officially in March and quickly got to work; a smaller committee this year has proved successful, we have five members in total enabling us to get things done quickly. The committee quickly agreed a theme, “A Great British Garden Fete”, have completed a site visit and are well on the way to being ready to see you all at Wades House on Saturday July 6th 2019 at 1pm. A competition is currently underway for the village children to design bunting. The winner of this competition will have the honour of opening the fete this year. Timings have been adjusted, now 1pm-4pm, we have retired a few stalls, revived some others and added one or two completely new ones. All with a feeling focused on family enjoyment. As always, we are in need of support. We require help with the setting up and taking down the fete, this will take place on Friday 5th July and Sunday 7th July respectively. We are also, always, on the look-out for stall holders and grand draw prizes, fete donations and sponsorships. Please do offer any help you feel you can. I am both excited and nervous to have taken over the care of the much loved and community spirited Barton Stacey Church Fete. It is my intention to do it the best justice I possibly can during my time as chair.

19. Neighbourhood Watch Scheme – Report from Ian Ashbolt

The whole of the Parish of Barton Stacey, Bransbury and Newton Stacey are now included in the Neighbourhood Watch scheme with signs at all roads into the Parish. There are currently 58 members that I regularly email with updates sent out by . I keep an eye on Barton Stacey Facebook Page and email any reports of suspect vehicles / persons as not everyone is on Facebook. There were 22 offences reported to the Police in the Year April 2018 to April 2019. The filling station and Travel Lodge on the A303 lie within our parish and they account for 8 (36%) of reported crimes (these included domestic disputes, public order and theft). Domestic disputes and anti social behaviour then account for 7 (32 %.) more reported offences. Two reported damages to a car were resolved by the suspect paying for the repairs and no further action was taken. (9%)

That leaves five unsolved crimes: (23%)

 Theft of a bike in Kings Elms in October 2018  A theft (no details of what) from a location in The Street in November 2018  A vehicle crime in Gravel Lane in December 2018  Theft of the back panel of a van in Kings Elms in March 2019  Marks found on the door of a house in Kings Elms when the owners returned from holiday in April 2019.

Month Offences Location Total for month April 2018 No reported crimes 0 May 2018 Public Order A303 Filling Station / Travel Lodge Anti social behaviour Kings Elms 2 June 2018 Domestic Dispute Roman Way 1 July 2018 Domestic Dispute Travel Lodge Vehicle Crime Travel Lodge 2 August 2018 Domestic Dispute Gravel Lane 1 September Domestic Dispute East Road 2018 1 October Damage to cars x 2 Kings Elms (suspect paid for repairs) 2018 Theft of Bike Kings Elms Damage A303 Filling station Theft A303 Filling station 4 November Domestic Dispute Travel Lodge 2018 Domestic Dispute Pheasant Close Theft The Street 3 December Theft x 2 A303 Filling station 2018 Vehicle Crime Gravel Lane 3 January 2019 Domestic Dispute Partridge Close Domestic Dispute Gravel Lane 2 February Domestic Dispute Roberts Road 1 2019 March 2019 Theft of van panel Kings Elms 1 April 2019 Damage to door Kings Elms 1

TOTAL 22

Currently the trend appears to be towards fraud either via the phone or internet, and whilst I am pleased to see that no such crimes were reported in our Parish over the past year everyone is urged to be on their guard against being taken in by what appears to be a genuine call or email. I have contact details for where to report cybercrimes which I can give out to anyone who believes they have been the subject of one.

20. Dever Events and Services – Report from Sarah Oakley

Dever Events and Services (DES) is the community company set up to provide equipment loan, insurance and banking services, and grants for activities in and around Barton Stacey. In the past year, DES has supported the Fireworks and Soap Box events and the surplus has been invested in equipment including: lighting and PA equipment for the VIPs, storage and display for the Village Library, defibrillator maintenance, an egg washer for Boaz, a tepee for the primary school, a sail awning for the pre-school, a project screen and various event signage, tents, sack trucks and safety equipment for village events. In addition, DES funded the Christmas tree on The Green, and supported the Church in promoting events over the

Christmas period. In total, DES spent £2,490 for items that directly benefit the community and social events in Barton Stacey. DES was established as a Community Interest Company, but the directors have decided to convert to a charity which is more in line with the relatively small level of activity and income. This is just a change in legal structure, and DES will continue to support activities and parish initiatives as it was set up to do. If anyone would like to borrow equipment or has a request for support for their event, please get in touch with me.

21. Keep Test Valley Beautiful – Report by Nick Edmonds

Feb 2019 Wheelabrator announced an application for a Waste-energy site on the Raymond Brown site. Early engagement took place with meetings including the local MP. Work continues in the background and time scales managed. Groups of people from surrounding parishes have got in touch so everyone is aware of the application. Chair is Andy Joliffe. Numerous people are involved with various areas of the group and a website is being set up and a mailing list put together. www.tvbeautiful.com and [email protected] This will enable people to be informed of any developments and time scales. Also suggest residents write to the MP. Donations are welcome and there is info available on our village website and Longparish village website too. More people will be needed with skills in many area.

22. Belling Ringers – no report

23. Village Hall Management Group – report by Sarah Oakley

The village hall continues to be well used, and well cared for by the users. Despite losing the regular income from pre-school last year, the accounts continue to show a surplus as running costs also reduced. I’m pleased to report that the building is materially sound and we don’t have any plans for major works. And finally, we are in the process of opening a new bank account that will allow us to manage online banking. This means we will be able to receive hire fees by BACS, making hire easier to arrange and administer. If anyone has any comments or suggestions for the use or improvement of the village hall, please get in touch.

24. Barton Stacey Chamber choir – no report

25. Any other business – A resident commented how they thought the MUGA is great and congratulations for providing it. A question was asked about future plans for the replacing of the pavilion.

Sue Gaines thanked everyone for coming.

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